The Senate approved, on Wednesday (10), a bill that allows the refinancing of debts of rural producers and that, in practice, .
The text is seen as a “bomb agenda”, a term used for projects or matters approved by Congress that create high expenses, put pressure on public accounts and reduce the space in the Budget for government action.
The so-called “bomb agendas” have been used by Congress as a way of putting pressure on the government of President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (PT), which, in an election year, is trying to avoid damaging its image and keep public accounts under control.
On Wednesday afternoon, in an interview with the portal UOLthe Minister of Finance, Dario Durigan, stated that the government remains committed to fiscal targets and continues to try to prevent the impacts of the war in Iran from reaching consumers’ pockets.
At the same time, he warned that the continued approval of projects with high fiscal costs could make Brazil ungovernable and just gamble.
Another “bomb agenda” cited by the minister, and which is currently under discussion in the Chamber of Deputies, is the project that seeks to expand the scope of tax immunity for religious entities.
According to Durigan, the measure could cause a 1 percentage point increase in Value Added Tax (VAT), which will be implemented in the country from next year with the tax reform.
The proposal to increase the Simples Nacional framework ceiling, which would cost R$50 billion in the coming years, also appears among the texts with the greatest fiscal risk.
In addition to the proposals mentioned by Durigan, the government also runs the risk of facing additional pressure on public accounts with the Proposed Amendment to the Constitution (PEC) 14/2021, which deals with the rules for hiring and retiring Community Health Agents (ACS) and Endemic Disease Combat Agents (ACE).
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The text, , could have an impact of R$98.7 billion throughout the entire period of validity of the measure, until its effects on the last beneficiary are exhausted, according to a projection by the Ministry of Social Security.
These agendas advance in the Legislative Houses at the same time that the government tries to move forward with the PEC that reduces working hours and puts an end to the 6×1 scale. Although it has strong popular appeal, the proposal displeases different economic sectors and could be used by the president as an electoral asset in October — a movement that the opposition in Congress is trying to delay or deflate.
